Stokes, Carl Burton

Stokes, Carl Burton
▪ 1997

      U.S. politician who was the first African-American mayor of a major U.S. city (Cleveland, Ohio, 1967-71), New York City's first black television news anchorman, a municipal judge, and an ambassador to Seychelles (b. June 21, 1927—d. April 4, 1996).

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